The Vexed Generation
Magic 2.0 • Book 6
by Scott Meyer, Luke Daniels
Why You'll Love This
When your parents get frozen solid by a guy in a bathrobe, it turns out their 'boring' lives were anything but.
- Great if you want: a fun family-friendly entry point into the Magic 2.0 world
- The experience: breezy and fast-moving with a playful, comedic adventure feel
- The writing: Meyer keeps the wit sharp and the absurdity gleefully self-aware
- Skip if: you haven't read the earlier books — context matters here
About This Book
The Banks family has always seemed perfectly ordinary — maybe a little too ordinary. But when a stranger in a bathrobe shows up and Mattie and Brewster's parents end up frozen solid in the living room, ordinary goes straight out the window. The sixth installment of the Magic 2.0 series sends the next generation tumbling into a world of hidden histories, time travel, and magic that their parents somehow forgot to mention. The stakes are personal in the best possible way: two teenagers untangling a conspiracy that strikes at the heart of their own family.
Scott Meyer's great gift is making absurdist comedy feel earned rather than random — the jokes land because the characters are grounded, and the warmth between them keeps even the wildest plot turns from flying apart. This entry leans into generational dynamics with a fresh angle, letting new eyes see a familiar world with genuine wonder and appropriate exasperation. Fans of the series will find satisfying payoffs woven throughout, while the twins' sharp, bickering energy gives the story a momentum all its own.
